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PHOTOS: JIS Heritage Tour 2018

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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents Chairman of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Dr. Kevin Goulbourne, with a copy of a Proclamation declaring November as Drug Awareness Month. The Governor-General read the Proclamation during a brief ceremony at King’s House on Thursday (November 1).

PHOTOS: GG Reads Drug Awareness Month Proclamation

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), addressing a JIS Think Tank today, November 1. Looking on is Senior Programme Specialist in the Ministry's Youth and Adolescent Policy Unit, Youth Division, Kevon Campbell.

November Is Youth Month

Senior Technical Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Marlon Morgan (right), and Commissioner, Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC), Dr. Dameon Black (second right), converse with students of Herbert Morrison Technical High School, Nichael Foster (second left) and Cheyenne Powell during the inaugural staging of the GoHigher conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (October 31). The conference was staged by J-TEC

Gov’t Pursuing More Opportunities for Jamaican Students to Study in China

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third right), breaks ground for the $25-million Brown’s Hall Health Centre in St. Catherine on Wednesday (October 31). Others (from left) are Deputy Mayor of Spanish Town and Councillor for the Ginger Ridge Division, Ralston Wilson; Project Manager at the National Health Fund (NHF), Orette Clarke; Sales and Marketing Manager at Omni Industries Limited, Vincent Clarke; Chairman and Managing Director at Kemteck Development and Construction Limited, Sylvester Tulloch; and Senior Public Health Nurse at the South East Regional Helath Authority (SERHA), Marlene Stephenson.

Brown’s Hall Community to Get Health Centre

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (front left); and State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (front right), display signed documents signalling both Ministries’ continued support for the Policy for the Reintegration of School-Age Mothers into the Formal School System, during the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) stakeholders’ forum at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on November 1. Standing (in back from left) are: Consultant, Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Ministry, Barbara Blake Hannah; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe; Executive Director, WCJF, Dr. Zoe Simpson; United Nations International Children

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Ministers Reaffirm Commitment to Ensuring Teen Mothers Continue Education

The Ministries of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport; and Education, Youth and Information, have reaffirmed their commitment to the national policy for the Reintegration of School-Age Mothers into the Formal School System. Gender Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange; and State Minister for Education, Hon. Floyd Green, signed documents signalling continued support for the policy during a Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left) listens attentively to a point made by LatinFinance’s Chief Executive Officer, Taimur Ahmad, at the third Caribbean Finance and Investment Forum, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 1.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

90 Per Cent of Loans from China to be Repaid in 10 Years

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says 90 per cent of outstanding debt to the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of China will be repaid in 10 years. Dr. Clarke informed that 99 per cent of the loans secured from China on behalf of Jamaica are at fixed interest rates of two and three per cent, which...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), along with Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) Lance Corporals (from left): Joshané Edwards, Javaughn Levy, and Oswald Williams, during a presentation ceremony for a new vehicle handed over by the Ministry to the JCCF on Wednesday (October 31). The presentation took place at the JCCF’s Headquarters, Up Park Camp, St. Andrew.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

National Security Minister Lauds Jamaica Combined Cadet Force

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has lauded the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) for its commitment to providing personal development opportunities for youth. Dr. Chang said the JCCF, which has been in existence for over seven decades, remains a beacon of hope for many young Jamaicans. “You have maintained your presence in the schools and maintained [the] character...

8 years ago Local Government

Operations at The Harbour View Post Office Relocated to Windward Road

The Harbour View Post Office will be permanently closed and operations moved to the Windward Road Post Office effective November 5, 2018. Eastern Regional Coordinator at the Post and Telecommunications Department (P&TD), Natasha Russell Martin, said that pensioners can collect their payments at the Windward Road Post Office, or the Harbour View Police Station every Thursday, commencing November 8, between...

National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) Substance Abuse Officer, Daniel Brown, addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, where we outline activities for Drug Abuse Month being observed in November.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

NCDA Looking to Curb Drug Abuse among Students

The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) will focus on addressing issues related to drug abuse by students during November, which is being celebrated as Drug Awareness Month under the theme ‘It Takes a Village… and It Starts with Me’. This, according to NCDA Substance Abuse Officer, Daniel Brown, is against the background of a worrying emerging trend of student...

Commandant of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), Colonel Errol V. Johnson,speaking at a recent Think Tank held at the JIS head office in Kingtson. Listening is Lieutenant Colonel Simoan Foster.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

JCCF Offers Services to National Child Diversion Programme

Commandant of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), Colonel Errol V. Johnson, says the corps is willing to partner with the Ministry of Justice’s National Child Diversion Programme in keeping children away from the criminal justice system. “We believe that the JCCF activities will suit the National Child Diversion Programme because our programme will find work for idle hands, which...

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (left), shares a photo opportunity with (from second left):: Executive Chairman, Medicanja Limited, Dr. Henry Lowe; Director General, National Commission on Science and Technology, Professor Errol Morrison; and Executive Chairman and Principal Consultant Conrad Douglas and Associates Limited, Dr. Conrad Douglas, at the launch of Science and Technology Month during a press briefing at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (October 31).

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November Is Science and Technology Month

November is being observed as Science and Technology Month, under the theme ‘Science, Technology and Innovation in Business: Facilitating Trade and Global Competitiveness’. The month-long activities were launched by the Scientific Research Council (SRC) during a press briefing at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (October 31). In his remarks, SRC Executive Director, Dr. Cliff Riley, said...